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El Totumo is a mud volcano on Colombia's Caribbean coast in the department of Bolívar, near the municipality of Santa Catalina. Unlike a lava-producing volcano, it is a low mound formed by the escape of pressurized mud and gases. The site is known for its crater bath, where visitors enter warm, dense mud that supports the body, and it functions as a regional tourist attraction.
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What is El Totumo?
El Totumo is a mud volcano on Colombia's Caribbean coast in the department of Bolívar. It is near the municipality of Santa Catalina.
Can you bathe in El Totumo?
The site is known for a crater bath in its mud. Visitors use the low mound's mud-filled crater rather than bathing in lava or hot volcanic rock.
Does El Totumo erupt lava?
No. El Totumo is a mud volcano, formed by pressurized mud and gases escaping through a low mound, so it is not a lava-producing volcano.
Where is the El Totumo mud volcano located?
El Totumo is located in Bolívar, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, near Santa Catalina. Its crater bath is the feature most associated with visits to the site.
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